Upon further thinking I believe it is wise to hit both the Under and Phoenix hard.
I see the line has shifted a half point for Phoenix to 7.5 after the suspension news. This is an insult to R. Alston and a gross underestimation of what he is worth to the Raptors. He runs the offense, creates shots with his penetration and can hit the odd 3 now and then. His backup M. Pallacio is a fringe NBA player who posseses no shot and limited passing skills for his position. He is probably the better defender however. After Pallacio there is nobody else. I expect J. Rose will have to carry the ball up court at times.
After a modest winning streak Toronto now has dropped 2 in a row (including last game @ Charlotte) and has begun to show they are just flat out a bad team. They play team ball but they have so little talent to work with. S. Michell has continously criticised his team in public and once again called them out after their last game, a loss to the Bobcats. I get the feeling the team is starting to become decensotized to Mitchell's outbursts.
Phoenix is a terrible matchup for them and I look for S. Nash's return to Canada to end with an easy victory.
Phoenix 116-101
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